Stepmother Reborn: Dad, my mom hasn't hit me for three days

Looking at her dress, Zhang Xiuhua immediately guessed that this was the Zhang Juemei that Youcai mentioned.

The little girl was looking at herself sideways, and Zhang Xiuhua called her over.

Zhang Juemei lowered her head and thought about it, and finally walked around the pigpen. Zhang Xiuhua took her to the kitchen and scooped some broth from the pot.

The meat was gone, and only broth and mushy potatoes remained.

In fact, the main dish of the chicken stewed with mushrooms is chicken and mushrooms, but one chicken is obviously not enough, so she added potatoes. The taste is also good.

"Eat quickly. Aren't you hungry?" Zhang Xiuhua handed the bowl to her, but Zhang Juemei didn't take it. She stared at her with her curious big eyes.

"what happened?"

Zhang Juemei took the bowl without saying a word and started eating in big mouthfuls.

Zhang Xiuhua took a book and sat in front of the door to study. In her previous life, she did not graduate from primary school and could only work as a laborer. Now she wanted to learn more words, so that when her children grow up, she could use them to run a small business.

After Zhang Juemei finished eating, she went to the well, washed the bowl, and then sat next to her.

Zhang Xiuhua smiled and said, "This is a book. It's always good to learn more books."

Thinking that the child had never been to school, she felt a little pity for him, "Come! I'll teach you!"

She taught the little girl the three most common Chinese characters: "人", "中", and "三".

The little girl was mumbling something to herself, and Baolin rushed in. She was so scared that she ran away from the pigpen.

Baolin was startled, "Is that Juemei?"

Zhang Xiuhua nodded and said, "What's wrong? Why are you back?"

Baolin said happily, "Uncle Li caught a pheasant, it's so beautiful, Mom, can you make it into a shuttlecock for me?!"

Zhang Xiuhua agreed, "Okay."

As he was talking, Li Jianguo came back dragging a tree and holding two pheasants in his hands, both of them alive and kicking.

The children playing at the door saw this scene and drooled, "When will we eat?"

At this time, pheasants are not protected animals.

Yaoyao pulled Baolin and said, "We are tired of raising rabbits. How about raising pheasants instead? Their fur is so beautiful."

Baolin thought it was okay, so he went up to Li Jianguo and discussed, "I want to keep it."

This was the first time Baolin asked him for something. Li Jianguo also liked this lively and active stepdaughter, so he naturally would not refuse. "Okay. You and Yaoyao can raise her together."

Baolin and Yaoyao jumped up and down with joy.

Zhang Xiuhua, however, thinks this is not an easy task. "The pheasants will fly away. Even if their wings are clipped, they can still fly over the fence."

Li Jianguo thought about it and said, "Then let's create a black network!"

He was a little embarrassed and explained to Zhang Xiuhua in a low voice, "This is the first time Baolin asked me for help. I couldn't do it. How disappointed the child must be."

He looked at her expectantly, and Zhang Xiuhua chuckled, "Okay. Go buy an internet cafe!"

She went back to the house to get the money for him.

In a blink of an eye, Li Jianguo covered the chicken coop at home with a layer of black net and erected a three-meter-high fence, for fear that the chickens' range of movement would not be high enough.

Baolin and Yaoyao got a pheasant and they were thinking about how to raise it every day.

The boys loved chess, especially Youcai and Jidong, who always liked to play a few games and fight until they were bloody.

Jilin likes to watch from the side, but Zhuzhu can't. She also wants to play, but when Jilin explains the rules to her, she is too young to remember them. So Li Jianguo teaches her how to play Gobang.

The rules are simple and the kids can learn them quickly. But the older kids are reluctant to play with Zhuzhu because she is too young and her IQ is several levels lower than theirs. There is no sense of accomplishment in beating her, and losing... well, how can you lose?

Zhuzhu was left behind and cried, holding her father's hand.

Li Jianguo couldn't bear to see his daughter cry, so he immediately played two games with her.

Zhang Xiuhua was turning over the sweet potato flour. Zhuzhu finished playing two games and came running over with her short legs. "Mom, Dad and I played two games. Guess who won the first time?"

Seeing her beaming with joy, Zhang Xiuhua said, "Your dad must have won the first game."

Zhuzhu's eyes widened and her mouth opened into an O shape. "Mom is so awesome. Guess who won the second round?"

"You win." Zhang Xiuhua clapped her hands.

Zhuzhu jumped up with joy, "That's right!"

She grabbed Zhang Xiuhua's skirt and asked, "Mom, how did you guess that?"

"If you had won the first game, you wouldn't have come to show off to me after the second game. If you had lost the second game, you wouldn't have come to find me." She had been hiding nearby and crying.

These children's minds are like a piece of paper, Zhang Xiuhua can guess what they are thinking at a glance.

Zhuzhu giggled with joy and ran off to play again.

**

Time flies and it's time for Li Jianguo to go to work.

Zhang Xiuhua sent Li Jianguo to the town and also delivered vermicelli to the supply and marketing cooperative.

After delivering the fans, she stopped by Tiesuo's house. Tiesuo was the person who took over Zhou Boda's job to help her sell fans on the black market.

Tiesuo told her one thing: the authorities no longer crack down on speculation and profiteering, so as long as the goods are not sold openly in front of the police station, they will not do anything.

Before Zhang Xiuhua could breathe a sigh of relief, Tiesuo mentioned another matter. The reason why the police station didn't care was because the public security in the town was very bad recently. There were many bandits blocking the road and robbing people, so she should be careful.

Zhang Xiuhua's heart skipped a beat. Yes, what was the most rampant thing in the 1980s and 1990s? It was highway bandits.

If they only rob things and not money, then there is no problem, but I am afraid of killing people.

She thanked Tiesuo and asked him to help sell the watch that Ergou had sold her before. "It can't be less than eighty."

Tiesuo looked at it again and again, "The quality is good."

Zhang Xiuhua was happy, "Of course. This is made in the Soviet Union."

Tiesuo promised to help.

After delivering the items, Zhang Xiuhua rode her bicycle nervously, fearing that she would encounter bandits on the road. Fortunately, she was lucky and did not see any suspicious people.

She returned home and called Jidong, Baolin and Yaoyao to come in and light the fire.

Ever since Youcai started learning cooking from Old Man Xu, she has been in charge of cooking, Baolin and Yaoyao help her, and Jidong is in charge of stir-frying.

Baolin told Zhang Xiuhua something, "I heard from Brother Youcai that he and Grandpa Xu are going to help prepare a banquet today. Maybe they will bring us some leftovers."

At this time, no one complains that the leftovers are dirty and unhygienic, because they taste really good.

Zhang Xiuhua thought for a moment and said, "Then let's cook two dishes. It's hot and we can't keep them for long, otherwise they will go bad."

Although there were only these two dishes, Zhang Xiuhua realized for the first time that God was fair, because Jidong's talent in cooking was really not as good as Youcai's.

"Aunt, what is the appropriate amount?" Jidong held the salt bag but didn't dare to pour it. He was afraid that he would pour too much.

Zhang Xiuhua took the bag of salt helplessly and said, "If you pour it a little later, the dish will be mushy!"

After cooking the two dishes, Jidong's back was wet. "This is no easier than studying."

"So you have to be nicer to Youcai. Don't call him stupid!" Zhang Xiuhua glanced at Jidong. The two kids usually played well together, but when they quarreled, they would stab each other in the heart. Youcai despised Jidong for being a flatterer, and Jidong despised Youcai for being stupid. Neither of them would give in.

Jidong scratched his head guiltily, "He was the one who said that to me first."

He changed the subject, "Aunt, one pot is not convenient, I think it would be better to have two stoves."

Zhang Xiuhua thought about it and said, "Okay. Let's buy a big pot next time."

When the food was served, Zhang Xiuhua yelled, and the children who were playing at the door immediately ran back, some washing their hands, some wiping their faces.

While I was eating, Zhang Juemei ran in from outside. She was sweating profusely and was holding on to the door frame, gasping for breath.

Everyone found it strange because the child liked to hide at the back of the house and smell the fragrance and would not come over at mealtime.